Majority of American Adolescents Master Generative AI, While Parents Remain Obliviously Amused

“Most US Teens Use Generative AI. Most of Their Parents Don’t Know”

“’YOUR TEEN HAS discovered the power of artificial intelligence and machine learning. Good for them! Good for the world! But also, oh sh*t.’ Yes, teens are using AI-generated text to fool teachers, overwhelm classmates in chat rooms, or prank parents who realize they’re no longer the smartest ones in the room.”

As we timidly peer into the Pandora’s box of the digital age, it’s obvious that our beloved teens have let the proverbial cat out of the bag when it comes to generative artificial intelligence. Welcome to a world where our youth are wielding this double-edged sword, both for their benefit and our entertainment (and occasional dread).

Generative AI is like having a cheeky genie in a bottle. Armed with the power to churn out seemingly legitimate essays or mimic human conversation convincingly, it is turning our digitally native adolescents into Machiavellian puppet masters here, in our very own households, classrooms, and chat rooms.

At school, teachers are driven up the wall by dodgy essays and assignments, indistinguishable from the genuine items, except for the fact that the little rascals have been smirking a bit too effectively under their innocent facade.

Forget passing notes in class; these teens have upgraded to remote-controlled chaos, flooding classmates’ screens with a deluge of AI-generated text. Is it akin to unleashing a verbal WMD in a noisy cafeteria? Sure. Is it a disaster waiting to happen? Absolutely. But do they care? Apparently not.

At home, the tech titan that resides in the corner of the family room is outsmarted and left flabbergasted by its offspring. The damning evidence? An elaborate scheme that pranked the one person who truly believed they were the Olivia Pope of the internet world.

Oh, to be fooled and overflowed with the AI-powered manipulation hullabaloo, with astonishing accuracy, especially when it comes to some squirm-inducing parental advisory depictions. God bless the parents who must surf through this AI tsunami, only to realize they aren’t really running the show anymore.

The age of artificial intelligence, indeed, is not coming; it’s already here. And as we grapple with this new normal, let’s remember, this isn’t just a tale of caution, but a prompt to engage and understand this rapidly evolving landscape, where the only constant is change and teens running amok with AI.

Read the original article here: https://www.wired.com/story/teens-generative-ai-use-schools-parents/